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Track Listings
| 1. Riding With The King |
| 2. Ten Long Years |
| 3. Key To The Highway |
| 4. I Wanna Marry You |
| 5. 3 O'clock Blues |
| 6. I Wanna Be |
| 7. Help The Poor |
| 8. Worried Life Blues |
| 9. Days Of Old |
| 10. Heart Beats Like A Hammer |
| 11. Hold On I'm Comin' |
| 12. Come Rain Or Come Shine |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Eric Clapton and B.B. King first recorded together for one track on King's 1997 album Deuces Wild, an experience so satisfying that they decided they'd better do it again. Before long, Clapton announced on US television that one of his remaining ambitions was to make an entire album with King. Roping in producer Simon Climie, who had been such an integral part of Clapton's hugely successful Pilgrim album, the pair hunkered down in Los Angeles and set to work rejuvenating and re-interpreting a bunch of King's classics including "Ten Long Years", "Three O'Clock Blues", "Help The Poor" and "Days Of Old". They also take on a bunch of other goodies including a slow, bluesey reading of Sam & Dave's "Hold On I'm Coming" and, appropriately enough, a witty take on John Hiatt's "Riding With The King". They reach back to 1946 for the Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen standard "Come Rain Or Come Shine", and even dip into the 1930s to resurrect Big Bill Broonzy's "Keys To The Highway", where their trading of tasty acoustic licks is a particular joy. Throughout Riding With The King, Climie has kept the production admirably simple, with King's voice and guitar in one stereo channel while Clapton's is in the other, helping create a vital intimacy, as if they're playing across a small room to each other. --Johnny Black
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Although Eric Clapton and B.B. King's 30-plus years friendship originated during a chance meeting and subsequent jam session at New York City's Caf' Au Go Go in 1967, the idea fora collaborative album only crystallised during the sessionsfor King's 1997 album DEUCES WILD. The resulting record, 2000's RIDING WITH THE KING, is a stellar event thanks to a wealth of rich material and a solid supporting cast including Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Sample and Steve Gadd.
B.B. King's extensive catalogue provides a wellspring of inspiration, including signature songs such as the smoldering "Three O' ClockBlues", alongside lesser-known numbers like the ribald shuffle "Days Of Old", and the LIVE AT THE REGAL chestnut "Help The Poor". Elsewhere, King and Clapton look to guitarist BigBill Broonzy (an acoustic "Key to the Highway") and Chicagopianist Maceo Merriweather (the slow-rolling "Worried Life Blues") for inspiration. Even the non-blues numbers are delivered with a rich subtlety befitting these guitar icons' consummate musicianship. John Hiatt's title track becomes a mid-tempo exchange between old friends, while their honeyed vocals on the standard "Come Rain or Come Shine" are worthy of Ray Charles' 1959 version.
Eric Clapton and B.B. King first recorded together for one track on King's 1997 album Deuces Wild, an experience so satisfying that they decided they'd better do it again. Before long, Clapton announced on US television that one of his remaining ambitions was to make an entire album with King. Roping in producer Simon Climie, who had been such an integral part of Clapton's hugely successful Pilgrim album, the pair hunkered down in Los Angeles and set to work rejuvenating and re-interpreting a bunch of King's classics including "Ten Long Years", "Three O'Clock Blues", "Help The Poor" and "Days Of Old". They also take on a bunch of other goodies including a slow, bluesey reading of Sam & Dave's "Hold On I'm Coming" and, appropriately enough, a witty take on John Hiatt's "Riding With The King". They reach back to 1946 for the Johnny Mercer/Harold Arlen standard "Come Rain Or Come Shine", and even dip into the 1930s to resurrect Big Bill Broonzy's "Keys To The Highway", where their trading of tasty acoustic licks is a particular joy. Throughout Riding With The King, Climie has kept the production admirably simple, with King's voice and guitar in one stereo channel while Clapton's is in the other, helping create a vital intimacy, as if they're playing across a small room to each other. --Johnny Black
Description
Although Eric Clapton and B.B. King's 30-plus years friendship originated during a chance meeting and subsequent jam session at New York City's Caf' Au Go Go in 1967, the idea fora collaborative album only crystallised during the sessionsfor King's 1997 album DEUCES WILD. The resulting record, 2000's RIDING WITH THE KING, is a stellar event thanks to a wealth of rich material and a solid supporting cast including Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Sample and Steve Gadd.
B.B. King's extensive catalogue provides a wellspring of inspiration, including signature songs such as the smoldering "Three O' ClockBlues", alongside lesser-known numbers like the ribald shuffle "Days Of Old", and the LIVE AT THE REGAL chestnut "Help The Poor". Elsewhere, King and Clapton look to guitarist BigBill Broonzy (an acoustic "Key to the Highway") and Chicagopianist Maceo Merriweather (the slow-rolling "Worried Life Blues") for inspiration. Even the non-blues numbers are delivered with a rich subtlety befitting these guitar icons' consummate musicianship. John Hiatt's title track becomes a mid-tempo exchange between old friends, while their honeyed vocals on the standard "Come Rain or Come Shine" are worthy of Ray Charles' 1959 version.